Friday, September 8, 2017

Students, Homecoming is almost here and Student Council has a week full of fun activities for you! Please look in your teacher’s classrooms or around the halls for the list of weekly activities. One of our fun activities is the volleyball tournament! If you would like to get a team together to participate in this event, please pick up an entry form in the main office! Entries are due by Friday, September 15th! The team entry fee is $25.

Powder Puff football is a homecoming week tradition! The sign-up sheet is in the main office if you would like to participate! Please sign-up by Friday, September 15th!

Clubs:

Tri-M members – we will have our first meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7:20am, to discuss this year’s officers and calendar. Meet in the choir room.

Latinos Unidos & Amigos (LUA) will meet after school on Wednesday, September 13 in room 269W in order to plan for the Homecoming parade and activities to celebrate Mexico’s Independence. Hope to see you there!

On Wednesday, September 12th GSA returns! GSA stands for Gay/Straight Alliance. This club makes our school safer for everyone by providing opportunities to learn accurate information about LGBT people and helping us to understand that diversity enriches our lives. If you support these ideals join the group! We will meet after school at 3:10 in room 206 South.

The first meeting of this year’s Anime Club​ will be this Friday. We will meet in the library from 3:10 until 5pm.Please make sure you have your own ride home.

French club will be hosting its first activity on Tuesday, September 12th after school from 3:15-4:15 in the courtyard of the UTHS library. Sign-up is in Room 250N. Join us for our pique-nique (picnic).

If you missed the Scholastic Bowl meeting yesterday, be sure to come check it out on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 3:15 in room 123E. We’ll meet every Tuesday and Thursday until 4:15. See Mrs. Peterson for details. And if you know the name of the French philosopher who wrote Meditations on First Philosophy, you could win a prize!

Guidance:

College Visits:

Cornell College September 14 9:55 am

Knox College September 18 10:00 am

Augustana September 19 10:45 am

Sports:

Monday September 11th at 3:05 there will be a brief girls’ basketball meeting for anyone trying out for basketball. It will be held in the PE classroom across from the weight room. If you are currently in a sport and unable to attend contact Coach Walker sometime prior the

informational meeting. This is for all grade levels. Again anyone trying out Monday September 11th 3:05 PE classroom!